Forgotten Racing Song Friday: 'Faster' by George Harrison

Get your Beatles on before another big racing weekend

In 1979, George Harrison released a self-titled album that included a racing song titled 'Faster,' an ode to Harrison's love of racing and time spent getting to know Formula 1 drivers of the day, namely Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda. Harrison dedicated the song in his album credits to "the Entire Formula One Circus" and to the memory of Ronnie Peterson, who had died in a crash at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix. The song resonates well today, and it's hard not to imagine what the Beatles might have been able to do with the track had they still been a thing in '79.

Hit play on this one -- above is the version the includes an introduction to the song by Harrison -- sit back, strap in and get ready for yet another racing weekend.